Houghton Lake High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Houghton Lake, MI)

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A. Homecoming Queen Launa Jobin began her reign on Oc- tober 19th. B. Escort Dan Doty smiles as Launa shows her surprise at being chosen queen. C. 1978 Homecoming Queen Chris Wallington presents Launa with the traditional flowers and cape. D. Senior representatives Sandi Wiggins (escorted by Tim Barth) and Brenda Hancock (escorted by brother Ed and Rob Goodwin) greet the crowd as they arrive for half- time ceremonies. E. Senior representative Annette Nasser and her escort Mike Palm look on as halftime activities begin. F. Robin Wood, senior representative, and Jeff Krentz, her es- cort, await the announcement of the 1979 Homecoming Queen. 9

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STRUGGLE OF SPORTS SEASON Highlighted by Homecoming Tradition Crowning of Launa Jobin Climaxes Homecoming Week Five senior girls waited anxiously during the weeks leading to Octo- ber 19th. These five had the honor of being chosen as senior home- coming representatives. They knew one of the would be chosen as the 1979 Homecoming Queen in school-wide elections. Who would it be? Would it be Brenda Hancock, a cheerleader who was also active in gymnastics? Or would it be Launa lobin, a newcom- er to Houghton Lake last year from Utica? What about Annette Nasser, president of the student senate and high school newspaper reporter? It could be Sandi Wiggins, a Merritt senior. Or it could be Robin Wood, student senate secretary. The sus- pense kept building. October 19th dawned. The day had finally come. Morning, after- noon and, at long last, evening ar- rived. All the rehearsals for half-time ceremonies didn't seem to help the nervous anticipation. The ride onto the field seemed endless. Thankfully, escorts provided needed support. Patiently, the girls waited for the announcement. All of a sudden, the suspense ended. The 1979 Home- coming Queen was announced — Launa Jobin. Launa, who said later that her re- action was total surprise, was crowned by Chris Wallington, last year's queen. Launa and the mem- bers of her court reigned over the Homecoming Dance. The dance, centered around a disco theme, fea- tured Cuffy Halliday as disc jockey. 8

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Powderpuff Football Sets New Tradition for Spirit Week The traditional homecoming changed for the students at Houghton Lake High School in 1979. Instead of starting to work on floats two weeks before October 19th, students were occupied by voting for the Homecoming Honeys. The honey candidates, seniors Brian Mill- er, Jeff Skevington, Rob Wyman, Mike Palm and Todd Housenga, competed for the crown and title. Prior to the voting, honey candi- dates dressed in the outfits that are shown on these pages. Voting took place after pictures of the candi- dates were displayed in the main lobby showcase. During half-time ceremonies on October 17th, Todd Housenga was crowned the 1979 Homecoming Honey Queen. The crowning highlighted another break in the homecoming tradition —the pow- derpuff football game. The game was a battle between classes with the teams made up to- tally of girls. The guys served as cheerleaders on the sidelines. The freshman and sophomore girls were coached by the high school principal, Mr. Szeqczyk. They put up a great fight until the last minute. Then the junior and senior girls, coached by teacher Tom Ma- jor, took over and scored an extra point in the final seconds of over- time. The final score was 12-13 in favor of the upperclassmen. Asked to comment on the outcome, Mr. Szewczyk grumbled that it would not happen again. Faculty member Dolores Frever was complimented by students on the idea of introducing this new tra- dition. Mrs. Frever played the major role in organizing the homecoming activities for the powder-puff game and the halftime activities during the homecoming game.